The Executive Director of DIDE RWANDA alongside with LAF legal Aid Attorney introduced the DKU project into the Prisons, Gicumbi prison and Nyagatare Prison respectively.
Here Inmates will receive mental health support and receive help in accessing the justice.
they meet with the DP of Gicumbi prison and the DDP of Nyagatare prison
here they present the new project and how it will be implemented
Beginning will be the screening of the peer educators who will help others in the groups and will follow up their recovery
Here Dide will provide the following:

Psychosocial therapy in Prisons

Develop manual on prisoner mental health

Trained Prisoners on psychosocial therapy/ mental health.

Facilitate therapeutic group sessions

Monitor activities: clinical supervision, individual counseling, meeting with focal points and other prison official as needed.

First 80 peer educators will be trained and acquire the knowledge and ability to facilitate therapeutic groups, 480 volunteers inmates with psychological problems are assisted in therapeutics groups
Develop the mental health manual for prisoners is in the process.

The project aim to request 2 visits per month for inmates with psychological problems